But his subjects hated him and sent a delegation after him to say, ‘We do not want this man to rule over us.’
Parallel translations
- WEB But his citizens hated him, and sent an envoy after him, saying, ‘We don’t want this man to reign over us.’
- KJV But his citizens hated him, and sent a message after him, saying, We will not have this man to reign over us.
- NKJV But his citizens hated him, and sent a delegation after him, saying, ‘We will not have this man to reign over us.’
- NASB But his citizens hated him and sent a delegation after him, saying, ‘We do not want this man to reign over us.’
- NLT But his people hated him and sent a delegation after him to say, ‘We do not want him to be our king.’
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Quick answer
The nobleman's citizens hate him and send word that they reject his rule. This pictures those who refuse to have Christ reign over them.
Overview
The rebellious citizens represent people, including Jesus's own contemporaries in Jerusalem, who resent and reject his kingship. Their hostility runs alongside the servants' stewardship as a parallel theme of the parable. Rejecting the King carries grave consequences, as the parable's ending will make plain.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 11
- 1 Sam 8:7And the LORD said to Samuel, “Listen to the voice of the people in all that they say to you. For it is not you they have rejected, but they have rejected Me as their king.
- Acts 7:51–52You stiff-necked people with uncircumcised hearts and ears! You always resist the Holy Spirit, just as your fathers did.
- Acts 3:14–15You rejected the Holy and Righteous One and asked that a murderer be released to you.
- Ps 2:1–3Why do the nations rage and the peoples plot in vain?
- Luke 19:27And these enemies of mine who were unwilling for me to rule over them, bring them here and slay them in front of me.’”
- John 1:11He came to His own, and His own did not receive Him.
- John 15:18If the world hates you, understand that it hated Me first.
- John 15:23–24Whoever hates Me hates My Father as well.
- Zech 11:8And in one month I dismissed three shepherds. My soul grew impatient with the flock, and their souls also detested me.
- Acts 4:27–28In fact, this is the very city where Herod and Pontius Pilate conspired with the Gentiles and the people of Israel against Your holy servant Jesus, whom You anointed.
- Isa 49:7Thus says the LORD, the Redeemer and Holy One of Israel, to Him who was despised and abhorred by the nation, to the Servant of rulers: “Kings will see You and rise, and princes will bow down, because of the LORD, who is faithful, the Holy One of Israel, who has chosen You.”
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